Job Summary

European Centre seeks corporate English language instructors (male status applicants) for its projects in the petrochemicals, utilities and heavy industries sectors. Applications are especially welcome from instructors who take a task based approach to English language teaching. We offer work visas from the get go, guaranteeing muqeem cards (residence permits) shortly after arrival in Saudi Arabia. We also have one vacancy for a married status teaching couple at our Jubail male/female centres.

Details of Position

European Centre seeks applications from male instructors for its corporate training programmes in the petrochemicals, utilities and heavy industries sectors. One married status position is also available in our Jubail male / female training centres. Work visas are provided to staff. On arrival in Saudi Arabia the work visas are processed for issue of muqeem cards (residence permits) within the first three months of service. In summary, instructors have legal residence status. Work visas are available for British and American nationals only. We teach English in a task-oriented way and we place emphasis on learning-by-doing. Applied language practice is more important for us than descriptive language or grammar-bound approaches to language teaching. We also believe in pushing learners hard even if this means taking them outside their comfort zones. Applications from enthusiastic candidates who are interested in multimedia are especially welcome. We have projects available in several cities.

Qualifications

Candidates should ideally possess a BA degree in English, Modern Languages or in an EFL related field plus a CELTA/Trinity Cert or other teaching qualification. Teachers should have at least one year of previous teaching experience. We occasionally offer entry level positions for newly qualified staff to teach reduced loads on our community centre courses with further professional training provided.

Salary and Benefits

A comprehensive information pack (pdf) is sent out promptly to all suitable applicants usually within 24 hours of receipt of an application. This includes the salary rate plus general terms and conditions of employment. We also invite applications from BTEC qualified IT and Business Skills trainers.

Company Details

Company Information

European Centre has been established in KSA for over 20 years. All trainees at European Centre are adults, mainly from the petrochemicals and utilities sectors. The management is British and we specialise in ESP courses. For all courses, General English included, we use a can-do competency led syllabus and testing system. We place a strong accent on the use of technology, such as labs, simulators, and activity sessions that are scaffolded with action based learning props and video.

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